Much curiosity, apprehension, and frankly fear, have surrounded the start of the school year for millions of parents around the world. With what seems to be chaos in too many areas of life today, it has been challenging to know how to best prepare for and provide the peace, clarity and calm needed for quality […]
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Teachers in World Schools such as the Bilingual School know from experience that students who have developed a ‘reading habit’ have stronger competencies in English writing than those who might be classified as ‘reluctant readers’. We have discussed the reasons for this fact in previous articles explaining the 3 huge benefits of reading. Some adolescents
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Stress is common and in today’s climate of COVID-19, social distancing, wearing masks, and major changes to routines—and everyone is feeling the effects of stress. Studies have shown that stress can interfere with our ability to focus, impact sleep and appetite, and lower our immunity, a key factor in being and staying healthy. School counselors
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Merrick Preparatory School is a co-educational international day and boarding school with a maximum capacity of 60 boarding students and 20 day students, enrolling students from over 17 different countries each year. We believe in having a BIG impact on a few students versus a small impact on a lot of students. Our staff build
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If you wish to apply for a student visa to study in Switzerland, the COVID-19 pandemic has made the process more challenging. In general, entry to Switzerland has been restricted as a result of the virus, with the exception of Swiss citizens. Currently, both short-term and long-term students can still apply for a student visa
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Nicole Cerone has been at AIS-Salzburg since 2003 and is one of the biggest emotional supporters the students rely on year-after-year. After graduating from college, she originally came to our school as a Resident Assistant with the intent to only come for one year and then return to college to get her masters. She fell
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During the pandemic, educational institutions were forced to rethink their teaching ways to ensure the academic success of their students. In the past month, lots of people have seen mostly asynchronous online learning options, which is a challenge for most of the learners as it requires lots of self-motivation and drive to complete their course
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We are pleased to announce that the 2020-2021 Fall Excursion will be made plural this year: Fall Excursions. The primary 5-day trip—included in tuition and fees—will be to the beautiful city of Prague in the Czech Republic. We will also, however, be offering a five-day excursion to Athens and Delphi, with emphasis on ancient Classical
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I am Rishi from Zambia. I always wanted to go study in Canada. I had many choices to pick from to and acquire the courses i needed to go to university. I finally decided to go to Merrick Preparatory School. The main reasons to making me choose MPS. Firstly, were my parents. My parents trusted
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Dorm Parents are often adults who have raised their own children through the university level and know the trials and difficulties of adolescence first-hand or have been with the school for numerous years starting at the resident assistant level. After raising her own children for 22 years, Valerie Schubert signed on as a Dorm Parent
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